November Kantei

[paulb]

Thanks Jussi and an excellent write up much appreciated

[DRDave]

I thought I had another day left; not that it would have helped any.  Thanks for the write-up, Jussi, and congrats to Rayhan and Dwain!

[Jean]

Thanks Jussi

[Vermithrax16]

Thanks Jussi!

 

Not just for the kantei, but your detailed write up really taught me a few angles I had not been aware enough about. Well done. 

 

As an aside and not to hijack thread (as I hijack it.....) but maybe a rolling weekly kantei would be fun where a list of members submit a blade a week, one at a time. That way one person does not get overwhelmed with the responsibility.

[Jean]

There is already ones on Aoi Art

[Peter Bleed]

Indeed it was fun. This blade truly does look older than Muromachi, but I can also see how all those Kyushu schools could kind of collapse toward one another as time passed.

Thanks!

[Alex A]

Good one Jussi, that one really had me going around in circles. Obviously be a lot easier should i have seen lots of blades in hand, but alas, books and internet have to suffice.

 

Looking back to the beginning i was thinking along the lines of what Michael and Paul were saying about the jigane not being refined enough. Connoiseurs mainly mentions Enju with a "fine ko-mokume mixed with a little Masame". It goes on to say that later Enju jigane is "hard" and shows features common with Sue-Koto. 

 

I couldn't find a mention of anything "running", until I looked online and elsewhere. I found examples of papered Nanbokucho Enju with either a "running itame "or a "running Masame" .

 

That's when I stuck with Enju, reluctantly. 

 

Learned a lot, cheers!

[Jean]

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/17414-achieved-collection-gokaden/page-2#

 

The why of Ryokai though the Masame is along the hamon, very Yamato influence with hada less refined than other Rai smiths’one, some Ryokai have high shinogi and Ryokai has shirake utsuri.